3 weeks ago I did a morning run for the first time ever (I’m 28/f generally in good health, but I never run). I had intense burning chest pain that subsided after I stopped running. I’ve had chest discomfort ever since then, especially if I start exercising or do even minimal physical activity. And in [...]

I was wondering what actually happens when a bulimic has a cardiac arrest and why bulimia affects the heart? I know that the body doesn’t receive nutrients like it should but if your bulimic and you still eat a little during the day then how is your heart failing if you eat at least a [...]

Why is it that when you eat something hot, you get heart burn, but when you eat something cold, you get brain freezes? Why doesn’t it go to the same place? Thanks for ur answers. Basically… You get brain freezes from ice cream, becuase when you eat it it touches the roof of your mouth [...]

What is the relationship between chronic heart failure and acute renal failure with episodes of exacerbation? I am looking for good reliable websites to research this answer, and can’t seem to find any. Well, I have your answer right here. CHF can result in decreased cardiac output, meaning decreased blood flow to other organs. Kidney [...]

I’ve been on prednisone for 3 days for allergies but they’ve made my throat feel itchy and more constricted, so instead of doing 60 mg a day for 3 days, I did 60 mg for 2 days and yesterday did 40 mg at 5 PM. This morning after getting out of my shower, my heart [...]

My Father, aged 63 years, has had a heart attack in the past, about 19 years ago. Then he almost had another about 5 years ago, but I got him to the hospital in time. They then put a “stent” in one of his arteries. Now, he is not feeling well, and I am just [...]

Why do people get hypertension and what is it. Also what is coronary artery disease . Essentially — Artery is a plaque build-up in the arteries, causing the arteries to be less flexible and smaller inside than they would normally be. The arteries that bring blood back and forth to the heart have smaller openings [...]

I have read that women get heart palpitations during pregnancy due to an increase of blood as a result of the pregnancy. How early do women tend to feel these palpitations. Is it an early symptom or does it usually occur at later stages of the pregnancy. Today I found out that… I am about [...]

I am 21 years old and I been suffering from chest for 3 days now. Is this a sign of a heart attack. Essentially — The earlier is right , there is a lot of things that it could be. . Though I am no doctor the first thing that I need to say is [...]

I was shocked to notice that I am gaining weight when I saw pictures from a family friend’s wedding. I have a family history of heart disease, and was devastated to see Grandpa hospitalized, so I don’t want to go through what he went through. Also, I was shopping with a friend the other day, [...]